Tin mine seen in Man Maw at ethnic Wa territory in northeast Myanmar October 5, 2016. Picture taken on October 5, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
YANGON/WASHINGTON: From a remote corner of northeastern Myanmar, an insurgent army sells tin ore to suppliers of some of the world's largest consumer companies.
More than 500 companies, including leading brands such as smartphone maker Apple, coffee giant Starbucks and luxury jeweller Tiffany & Co, list among their suppliers Chinese-controlled firms that indirectly buy ore from the Man Maw mine near Myanmar's border with China, a Reuters examination of the supply chain found.
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